Delta vs Webster

A side-by-side comparison of Delta and Webster: population, income, housing, and more.

Delta and Webster are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Delta has the higher population (332 vs 136 in Webster). Delta has the higher median household income ($54,750 vs $34,423 in Webster). Webster has the higher median home value ($83,000 vs $39,400 in Delta).

Population, income & housing

	Delta	Webster
Population	332	136
Median age	31.8 yrs	27.3 yrs
Median household income	$54,750	$34,423
Median home value	$39,400	$83,000
Median gross rent	$928	$850
Housing units	154	64
Homeownership rate	82.9%	88.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.6%	6.6%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Delta	Webster
Population	350 → 332 (-5.1%)	138 → 136 (-1.4%)
Median household income	$36,445 → $54,750 (+50.2%)	$41,250 → $34,423 (-16.6%)
Median home value	$50,800 → $39,400 (-22.4%)	$63,100 → $83,000 (+31.5%)
Median gross rent	$275 → $928 (+237.5%)	$863 → $850 (-1.5%)

Delta

Population

350332

Median household income

$36,445$54,750

Median home value

$50,800$39,400

Median gross rent

$275$928

Webster

Population

138136

Median household income

$41,250$34,423

Median home value

$63,100$83,000

Median gross rent

$863$850

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Delta	Webster
Under 5	6.9%	13.2%
5 to 17	27.7%	22.8%
18 to 24	5.7%	8.1%
25 to 34	11.1%	25.7%
35 to 44	10.8%	5.1%
45 to 54	13.0%	1.5%
55 to 64	12.3%	8.1%
65 to 74	7.2%	6.6%
75 and over	5.1%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Delta	Webster
White (non-Hispanic)	90.1%	79.4%
Black or African American	1.5%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.3%	19.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Delta	Webster
No high school diploma	8.1%	14.5%
High school graduate	54.0%	34.2%
Some college or associate's	32.3%	44.7%
Bachelor's degree	5.1%	5.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.5%	1.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Delta	Webster
Drove alone	75.8%	94.0%
Carpooled	13.7%	6.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.9%	0.0%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Delta	Webster
1-unit, detached	85.7%	75.0%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	6.3%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.2%	18.8%

Poverty & households

	Delta	Webster
Poverty rate	11.7%	8.1%
Average household size	2.84	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	34	36
Median year structure built	1938	1938